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Originally Posted by BubbleMum Hi Amanda!
I live in cyprus with my 3 + 4 year old boys, but their grandparents are in Ireland. What I want to ask is : have you any ideas for things we could make and post to them? or can you point me in the right direction to find things!
We sent the usual Christmas cards that we made and the like but I'd like some unusual ideas to really brighten their grandparents' day! |
How fun! I'm guessing you would probably like to see crafts that are easy to mail and don't require too much packaging. Keepsake handprint crafts are probably the best as they can be done on construction paper with paint and lay flat, allowing them to be shipped in a large envelope. The crafts I have chosen below should fall within the age group of your little ones!
Here are a few ideas: Handprint Lamb (for Easter) - substitute the cotton balls for white paint thumbprints
Thumbody Loves You - This craft uses a can, but you could make a flat construction paper flower pot or can and glue the sticks under that
Family Hand Print Turkey - Obviously it's a little late for Thanksgiving, but you could adapt this to a different type of bird and use different colors, maybe primaries?
Best Foot Forward Easter Bunny - Again, you could substitute the cotton ball in this craft with a circle cut from white construction paper.
Snowman Sweatshirt - Again, if you want to keep the shipping costs down, do this on construction paper instead.
Heart Flowers - Perfect with Valentine's Day around the corner!
This
Mosaic Heart has always been one of my favorites!
Here are some cute St. Pat's crafts too, flat and easy for shipping! Felt Leprechaun Hats Foam Shamrocks
Here's a craft I did for Kaboose that would fit well too.
Handprint Wall Hanging
Hope some of these will provide some inspiration